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iosangel:

How can you find the central idea if the author does not state it directly? (other than it being in the beginning of the paragraph)

cyborgmeat:

context clues. if they talk about a certain topic a lot, that's probably the main idea

cyborgmeat:

ask yourself "what is the author trying to tell me? what do they want me to know" and the answer will be your central - or main - idea

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